NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reports the Bears will sign Mike Davis. Sorry if that’s not the back you were hoping for, but Davis could turn out to be a (relatively) important piece to the running back puzzle in 2019.

The 49ers may have drafted Davis in the fourth round back in 2015, but he seemed to find a niche during his two seasons with the Seahawks — especially in 2018, when he was given 112 carries and gained 514 yards. That’s a respectable 4.6 yards per carry in a reserve role. Which, yeah, man. That’s solid. He also added 34 catches for 214 yards and a touchdown.

And while catch percentage isn’t a perfect stat, hauling in more than 81 percent of your targets the last two seasons can’t be a bad thing. In total, Davis picked up 728 scrimmage yards and five touchdowns on 140 touches in 2018. These are fine numbers for a rotational guy – which is an important distinction, no doubt. Indeed, based on Matt Nagy’s usage of Taquan Mizzell and Benny Cunningham, upgrading at this area with Davis makes sense.

As it stands, a running backs room with Davis behind Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen features a hint of things Nagy likes out of his rushers. But to be clear, I can’t see signing Davis keeping the Bears from signing a bigger fish in free agency.

What I can see, however, is Davis bringing pass-catching production and a change of pace to go along with a bit more upside than what Cunningham or Mizzell brought to the table.

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